diff --git a/libethereum/CMakeLists.txt b/libethereum/CMakeLists.txt
index d8497471c..0753ecaaf 100644
--- a/libethereum/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libethereum/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ elseif (UNIX)
         target_link_libraries(ethereum ${Boost_DATE_TIME_LIBRARY})
         target_link_libraries(ethereum leveldb)
         target_link_libraries(ethereum snappy)
-        target_link_libraries(ethereum pthread)
+        target_link_libraries(ethereum ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 else ()
 	target_link_libraries(ethereum ${CRYPTOPP_LIBRARIES})
 	target_link_libraries(ethereum boost_system)